Happy Thanksgiving – Booknificent Thursday Link Up Party #73

Happy Thanksgiving from this American living in Malaysia! I was just telling some friends tonight that I love celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas abroad because it strips the holiday down to what it really means. When you can’t find or afford turkey, the sweet potatoes and stuffing aren’t quite right, the weather is ridiculously hot, and your family is far, far away, you have to decide what you really need after all to celebrate Thanksgiving, and we have learned that all we need are thankful hearts.

We are so blessed, and it was so good to remember that with some wonderful friends yesterday and today! I hope that you, wherever you are and whether you are American or not, will take a moment today and think of all your blessings. No matter how bad things get, there is always something to be grateful for, and when we take the time to do so, it changes everything.

Among many other things, I am grateful to live in a time and speak a language that gives me such amazing access to books! Whether you’re an ebook lover or not, I am so grateful for the ease at which I can get books here in Malaysia without paying for shipping thanks to our electronic age. I’d love to hear what you’re thankful for in the comments, and I’m excited to see what books you have to share today!

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Tina is a book-loving, globe-trotting, home-schooling mom of five kids. Her greatest passions are learning with her husband how to live and love like Jesus and teaching others to do the same. She particularly enjoys teaching kids to worship and pray fervently and creatively. She loves music, cooking, and reading, and is a complete sucker for a good redemptive analogy! Tina blogs at mommynificent.com and desperatehomeschoolers.com.

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m usually sad not to be in the States over Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and 4th of July, because I grew up with wonderful family get-togethers and my kids haven’t experienced that much. Today will be a little more celebratory, because Amanda is graduating Kindergarten tonight and my South African in-laws are coming through and will spend the night – so we will have a Thanksgiving dinner together and that’s cool. It’s nice to read your take on it. Enjoy!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Tina. I would imagine Thanksgiving and Christmas really are different when you’re not in America, and I can appreciate that this lets you focus on their real meaning. I believe Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday for the reason that it’s a quiet time of enjoying family and focusing on God’s blessings.

One thing that I’m very thankful for today is Skype! My daughter leads a campus ministry in Germany and while I’m proud of what she’s doing, I miss her all the time, but especially so during the holidays. We talked for almost an hour this afternoon and the minutes just flew by.

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